10 (1) If an applicant for a licence or renewal of a licence meets the prescribed requirements, the applicant is entitled to have the Registrar issue or renew the licence, as the case may be, unless, (a)  the applicant is not a corporation and, (i)  having regard to the applicant’s financial position or the financial position of an interested person or entity in respect of the applicant, the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of business, (ii)  the past conduct of the applicant or of an interested person or entity in respect of the applicant affords reasonable grounds for belief that the applicant will not carry on business in accordance with law and with integrity and honesty, or (iii)  the applicant or an employee or agent of the applicant makes a false statement or provides a false statement in the application; (b)  the applicant is a corporation and, (i)  having regard to its financial position or the financial position of an interested person or entity in respect of the corporation, the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of its business, (ii)  having regard to the financial position of its officers or directors or an interested person or entity in respect of its officers or directors, the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of its business, (iii)  the past conduct of its officers or directors or of an interested person or entity in respect of its officers or directors or of an interested person or entity in respect of the corporation affords reasonable grounds for belief that its business will not be carried on in accordance with the law and with integrity and honesty, or (iv)  an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation makes a false statement or provides a false statement in the application; (c)  the applicant or an interested person or entity in respect of the applicant is carrying on activities that are, or will be if the applicant is licensed, in contravention of this Act or the regulations; (d)  the applicant is in breach of a condition of the licence; (e)  the applicant fails to comply with a request made by the Registrar under subsection (3); or (f)  the applicant is deemed to be licensed under section 18 and does not consent to having the Registrar apply conditions to the licence for which the applicant is applying.  2008, c. 9, s. 10 (1). Interested person or entity (2) For the purposes of this section, a person or entity is deemed to be an interested person or entity in respect of another person or entity if the person or entity is associated with the other person or entity or if, in the opinion of the Registrar, (a)  the person or entity has or may have a beneficial interest in the business of the other person or entity; (b)  the person or entity exercises or may exercise control either directly or indirectly over the other person or entity; or (c)  the person or entity has provided or may have provided financing either directly or indirectly to the business of the other person or entity.  2008, c. 9, s. 10 (2). Request for information (3) The Registrar may request an applicant for a licence or renewal of a licence to provide to the Registrar, in the form and within the time period specified by the Registrar, (a)  information specified by the Registrar that is relevant to the decision to be made by the Registrar as to whether or not to issue the licence or renewal; and (b)  verification, by affidavit or otherwise, of any information described in clause (a) that the applicant is providing or has provided to the Registrar.  2008, c. 9, s. 10 (3).